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Manchester City crowned champions

Manchester City claimed a second EPL title in three seasons with a 2-0 victory over West Ham United.

Victory took City's goals tally to 102 - one short of Chelsea's Premier League record from 2009/10 - and made Chilean Manuel Pellegrini the first non-European manager to win an English top-flight title.

Liverpool, having led the table with three games to play, finished two points behind City after coming from behind to win 2-1 at home to Newcastle United, who had Shola Ameobi and Paul Dummett sent off.

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David Silva, Sergio Aguero and Aleksandar Kolarov all threatened for City before Nasri put them ahead in the 39th minute, gathering a pass from Yaya Toure and arrowing a 22-yard drive into the bottom-left corner.

West Ham striker Andy Carroll deflected a shot from Silva onto the post in first-half stoppage time, before Kompany doubled City's lead early in the second half by stabbing home from a corner.

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The home fans celebrated with their customary 'Poznan' dance - bouncing up and down with their backs to the game - and then flooded onto the pitch at the final whistle.

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Liverpool went into their last game of the campaign with a slim hope of winning a first league title since 1990, but they fell behind in the 20th minute when Martin Skrtel sliced Yoan Gouffran's cross into his own net.

Vincent Kompany lifts the Premier League trophy following Manchester City's 2-0 win over West Ham at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Photo: Alex Livesey

However, carbon-copy goals by Daniel Agger and Daniel Sturridge, both of whom volleyed in Steven Gerrard free-kicks, turned the game around in the space of two minutes in the second half.

Agger's goal was Liverpool's 100th in the league and made this the first English top-flight season in which two teams have reached that milestone since 1960-61.

Tottenham Hotspur secured the last available Europa League berth by crushing Aston Villa 3-0 through a Paulinho strike, a Nathan Baker own goal and an Emmanuel Adebayor penalty, all of which arrived before half-time.

Spurs' victory means that Manchester United will not play in Europe next season for the first time since the 1989/90 season.

United drew 1-1 at Southampton in Ryan Giggs's final game as interim manager, last season's champions finishing 22 points below cross-town rivals City in seventh place after a miserable campaign.

United captain Nemanja Vidic, playing his last game for the club, was left with a bloodied nose by Ricky Lambert as the Southampton striker put the hosts in front in the 28th minute.

Juan Mata equalised for United with a sumptuous free-kick early in the second half.

Norwich City's relegation was confirmed after they lost 2-0 at home to Arsenal, although they were already assured of joining Fulham and Cardiff City in the Championship.